Jalfrezi Paste

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 cm ginger
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 fresh green chili
• fresh coriander (small bunch)

Recipe

• 1 first peel the garlic and ginger.
• 2 put a frying pan on a medium to high heat and add the spices for toasting to the dry pan. (cumin, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and coriander seeds)
• 3 lightly toast them for a few minutes until golden brown and smelling delicious, then remove the pan from the heat.
• 4 add the toasted spices to a pestle and mortar and grind until fine, or put them into a food processor and whizz to a powder.
• 5 either way, when you've ground them, whizz the toasted spices in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth paste.